pompon
noun
pompon is spelled P-O-M-P-O-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pompon means “Alternative form of pompom (“decorative ball”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pompon is pompons.
How many letters and syllables are in pompon?
| Letters | 6: P-O-M-P-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is pompon?
Pompon appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce pompon?
- US
Pompon has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-pompon.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pompon
- pompons plural
- pompom
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pompon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of pompom (“decorative ball”).
- 2
A hardy garden chrysanthemum with button-like flower heads.
- 3
Any of several dwarf varieties of the Provence rose.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pompon come from?
From French pompon (“ornamental tuft”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).